It proves to be a stove perennial, requiring plenty of 
moisture and heat during its growth, but afterwards to be kept 
nearly dry. It flourishes in a mixture of sandy loam and 
decayed leaf-mould, and is easily increased by dividing the old 
plants when dormant. It flowers freely in April and May, 
and is useful, notwithstanding its want of beauty, because it 
will grow in any shady place associated with Ferns. 
Fig. 1. represents the lip bent forcibly down, the filament, 
anther, style and stigma ; 2. is a perpendicular section of the 
ovary, calyx and corolla; 3. shews the structure of the ovary 
when cut across. 
